Opti Derby Results CLASS A and CLASS 6 finals
In CLASS A first heat Billy Crawford beat Gary Fitzgerald and many others with Jerry Fiscus and Sheridan Duncil Jr. listed as unopposed entries. Final match saw Bobby Allen defeat Thomas to win. In CLASS 6 Kent Johnson won the championship, defeating Bobby Allen in the final.
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Billy Crawford
Gary Fitzgerald
Bobby Allen
Bobby O'Dell
Jerry Fiscus
Don Accut
Allen Williams
Wiliam Thompson
Tommy Jackson
Richard Lawson
Jack Willer
Kent Selby
Jerry Kerr
Sheridan Duncil Jr
David Cope
Larry Norris
Dickie Bendel
Eddie Flisher
Kenneth Smith
Carl Baxter
Joe Hornbeck
Robert Horn
Jimmy Presser
John Currier
Swift
Don
Edwards
Averdick
Johnson
Record
Debolt
Joyce
Steele
Manning
Walsh
Temple
Crawford
Inwood
Georgia
Wroten
Welsh
Swifl
Crawfor
Kent Johnson
Thomas
Mark Selby
Don Accurso
Aeronca Management Club
Barkeley Electric
Ken Smith
Flisher
Allen
Thomas Is Sentimental Derby Choice
Thomas the sentimental favorite car Crystal Tissue led a lively Derby with Class A times by Allen, Thomas, and Eugene Knott. heats, semifinals, and finals spanned 1:45 pm to 4:30 pm as Middletown officials honored victors. The Opti-Derby banquet at LeSourdsville Lake will award prizes next week.
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Georgia
H. J. Etoridge
Allen
Thomas
Eugene Knott
Knott
Middletown
Francis Carmo
Jerry Nardiello
The
Journal
Johnson
LeSourdsville Lake
Seven golfers break 80 at Wildwood Golf Match
Seven golfers shot 78 at Wildwood yesterday led by low gross Jim Reichelderfer 73 from 36 37. Jim Ritter also 73 with 38 25. Others: Clif Sweeney 74 Bill Rupp 74 Hargis 76 Greenwell 76 Patrick 77. Seventeen players posted 78s including Waginer Murray Siler Sabo Halderman Feinthal Taylor. Blind bogey all leaders Kusamer Brown Prooks tied at 79. McCandless 71 Steway 72 Barry 72.
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Jim Reichelderfer
Jim Ritter
Clif Sweeney
Bill Ruppech
Jim Hargis
Emmett Greenwell
Dave Patrick
Shorty Waginer
R. C. Murray
E. B. Siler
E. J. Sabo
Tom Halderman
Bert Feinthal
Mort Taylor
Fred Kusamer
Jerry Brown
John Prooks
Bob McCandless
Walt Steway
Junior Legion Stars Push Past Grace Methodist With 128 Win
The American Legion Post 218 junior baseball team defeated Grace Methodist Church of Dayton in a Miami Valley League game yesterday. Jim Gibbs and Gluck Fuller hit home runs, Art Kyles Jack Miller and Kenny Harrison added triples, and Harrison Gibbs Miller each had three hits.
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American Legion Post
Grace Methodist Church of
Dayton
Jim Gibbs
Gluck Fuller
Art Kyles
Jack Miller
Kenny Harrison
Harrison
Gibbs
Miller
New City Derby Champ Nervous Before Race
Kent Johnson, 12, won the Opti Derby city title in his first try amid a 3,000-strong crowd on a cloudy Derby day. Bobby Allen, another heat winner, fell short of the title as Larry Norris’ car faced a steering defect and Ketron’s crash halted one run. No major injuries were reported and sponsors adjusted repairs on the ramp.
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Irs
Bill Johnson
Kent
Johnson's
Orchard St. Hill
Larry Norris
Henry Bohne
Optimist Club
Young Nortis
Kent John
Glenn Ketron
Don Osborne Ace at Brown's Run Golf Course
Don Osborne made history at Brown's Run Country Club by holing out a 165-yard ace on the 15th hole using a 4 iron. He and partner Mrs Joe Holton won the two ball foursome with a best ball of 84, while Mrs Osborne and Joe Holton also played. The weekend tourney saw top low gross by Dr W R Steele 72, with Walt Pauge second at 78.
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Don Osborne
Brown's Run Country Club
Osborne
Brown's Run
Joe Holton
Dor
John Harkrader
Syl Shetter
W. R. Steele
Walt P@gue
Deadline Reset For City Golf Tournament
Entry deadline for the City Golf Tournament has been extended to midnight Tuesday. The original cutoff was Saturday at midnight. The tournament committee reports a fair number of entries and aims to attract more players for the event opening next weekend.
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Satuday
Streifthau's Five Run Win Over Sertema At Smith Park
Streifthau's defeated Sertema 65 in a Class AA Knothole League game at Smith Park. Koonts earned the win on the mound while Short collected two hits as Sertema rallied with five runs in the fifth inning but could not overcome the early Streifthau's lead.
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Streifthau
Sertema
Smith Park
Koonts
Short
Softball Tourney Meeting Tonight Plans Set
City league representatives and the Middletown Softball Commission will meet tonight at 7 pm in the American Legion Building to finalize plans and dates for the slo pitch tournament.
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Middletown
Debut Of New Indiana Grid Mentor Postponed One Year
Indiana University coach Debacle leads to one year suspension for Big Ten financial aid irregularities. Commissioner K L Wilson led the probe, with Dickens remaining in Chicago to issue a statement through faculty representatives. The penalty bars Dickens from coaching the Hoosiers for the 1957 season while the university complies with the order.
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Chicago
Phil Dickens
Indiana University
Big Ten
K.L
Tug) Wilson
Dickens
Wyoming
Bernie Crimmins
Indiana
Hoosiers
Pee 5Se
Seapoeen
Bae University
Wilson
Bis
Milwaukee Braves manager and nicknames in early baseball
The text hints at a Milwaukee Braves manager and a current player nicknamed Suitene, plus golf terms like shanking. It mentions a former second-rate Cleveland Indians hurler who later pitched a no hitter for the Cubs, then joined the Cardinals with the nickname Toothpick. It also references a 70-year-old Joey Ou Ul and a Dietr huted by Central Prese, indicating a chaotic OCR scan with multiple obfuscated items.
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Cleveland Indiana
Cubs
Cardines
Toothpick
Joey Ou
Wright Wins Wolverine Ladies Open In Detroit Tourney
Mickey Wright from Chula Vista Calif holes four sub par rounds 70 74 70 70 to win the Wolverine Ladies Open in Detroit edging 20 year old Wiffi Smith of St Clair Mich by three strokes. Wright’s victory pushes her year earnings past 9000 dollars. Fay Crocker and Vonnie Colby share third with 290 for 714.10 each after also posting four straight sub par rounds.
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Mickey Wright
Chula Vista
Calif
Mickey
Wiffi Smith
St. Clair
Mick
Sea Island
Jacksonville
Fay Crocker
Monevideo
Uruguay
Vonnie Colby
Miami Beach
Fla
Shuba Retires from Baseball After Memphis Slump
George Shuba of Youngstown has retired from professional baseball. The former Brooklyn Dodger outfielder, who played for the Memphis club and was hitting .230, asked to be placed on the retired list.
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Ohio
George Shuba
Brooklyn Dodgers
Memphis
Pennsy Play Indicates Cooper Not Invincible
Ashley Cooper defeated Vic Seixas to win the Pennsylvania tennis championship, defeating Seixas 6-3 7-4 6-4 as part of a Davis Cup preview. The event saw Giammalva, Fraser, Steen, Reed vie for doubles while Dorothy Head Knode won the women's singles and the DuPont and Wosters duo claimed the women's doubles.
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Ohio
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Mexico City
Ron Holmberg
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Ville
Mra
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Forest Wills
Darlene Hard
Montebec
William DuPont Jr
Wilmington
Del
Francis Wosters
Merion Club
Victors
Miss Hard
Jeanne Arth
St. Paul
Minn
Trappers Standout Don Hogan Signs with Cleveland Barons
Don Hogan, a standout right wing for the North Bay Ont Trappers for six years, signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Cleveland Barons, announced Sunday by General Manager Jim Hendy.
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North Bay
Don Hogan
Cleveland Barons
Manaim
Jim Hendy
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